As much as I cherish summer, I’ve grown to appreciate the arrival of fall. Living in New York City, I am grateful that we can experience the change of the seasons—it always feels like a new beginning. For families with kids, fall brings new schedules, new teachers, new fashions, not…

With the fall comes Halloween, with a build up to the holidays, and weeks if not months of annual traditions. Apple and pumpkin picking have become a family favorite, and this year, Siella was begging to go for weeks. Finally last weekend, we managed to squeeze in a few hours…

For Columbus the weekend, we had no soccer games scheduled, Jason in town, and a huge list of things to do for the three days off. As it turned out Saturday and Sunday were a complete washout, forcing us indoors most of the time. This actually worked in our favor, because…

With Jason home for just the weekend, we decided to do some of our fall favorite activities, like our annual pumpkin picking. On Saturday, we piled in the car, and headed to Stuart’s Farm, in Westchester. Each year, we try to visit a different farm, because there are so many great…